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11/12/2001

Top Executives From Eli Lilly and Compaq To Keynote At BioITWorld Conference & Expo

FRAMINGHAM, MA – NOVEMBER 12, 2001 – IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for IT markets, today announced that Roy Dunbar, CIO of Eli Lilly, and Michael Capellas, CEO of Compaq Computer Corp. have been added to the keynote lineup at BioITWorld Conference & Expo. Dunbar and Capellas join Dr. Eric Lander, founder of the Whitehead Institute/MIT's Center for Genome Research, who will present the opening keynote presentation at the event. BioITWorld Conference & Expo will premiere at Boston's World Trade Center March 12-14, 2002.

BioITWorld is the first event of its kind to address the convergence of life sciences and technology, bringing together scientific and IT industry leaders to examine how technology is transforming the life sciences industry throughout the entire discovery and development process. BioITWorld's keynote lineup is designed to offer a well-rounded view of the state of this growing industry, with insights from the academic, pharmaceutical and OEM perspectives.

Dunbar will address the importance of technology to pharmaceutical companies in his keynote, "The Value of Information Technology in Pharmaceutical Research and Development." Dunbar will share strategies to reduce cycle times, minimize cost and optimize access and timeliness of information across the enterprise through the use of IT. His presentation will address applied knowledge management, data mining, clinical data management, and the challenges of organizational change management as a barrier and a lever to IT value realization.

Capellas' keynote, "Computing Power for the Post-Genomic Era," will address the growing requirements for computational performance and storage capacity as biologists move from the study and simulation of genes to that of proteins, cells, tissues, organs and, eventually, entire organisms. Capellas will discuss the challenges and opportunities in biocomputing and bioinformatics, as well as key technologies that will support public and private research and scientific breakthroughs.

"We're certain that BioITWorld attendees will learn valuable lessons from the experiences of Eli Lilly and Compaq, and also benefit from their strategic recommendations," said Charlie Greco, president and CEO of IDG World Expo. "BioITWorld's focus is the convergence of life science and technology, so it was important for us to bring together leaders from both the scientific and technology communities to offer their perspectives on this exploding industry."

Rounding out the BioITWorld Conference & Expo schedule are two symposia. The first, "A State of the Market Address," will be presented by Deb Goldfarb, group vice president of Worldwide Server Research at IDC. BioITWorld will also feature a second symposium, "Building an IT Infrastructure for a Life Sciences Organization," chaired by Dr. Caroline A. Kovac, general manager of IBM Life Sciences. Dr. Kovac will be joined by panelists Dr. Shawn Green, chairman and CEO of LabBook; John Murphy, CIO of Curagen; and Manuel J. Glynias, president and CEO of Netgenetics.

For a detailed schedule of keynotes and symposia, as well as information on registering for or exhibiting at BioITWorld Conference & Expo, visit http://www.bioitworld.com.

About BioITWorld

BioITWorld Conference & Expo (http://www.bioitworld.com), produced by IDG World Expo, is the first event to demonstrate how information technology is transforming life sciences throughout the entire discovery and development processes. IDG World Expo designed BioITWorld for life sciences professionals looking to evaluate and understand the advanced IT solutions and bioinformatics that help revolutionize our health, our environment and our society. Visionaries from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic and government markets will convene at BioITWorld to learn how the latest tools, services and training can speed, store, analyze and interpret the flood of information being produced by the life sciences industry.

For More Information

For more information on BioITWorld Conference & Expo, please contact Ryan Colby, Product Manager, at (508) 424-4811 or via email at ryan_colby@idg.com. More information is also available by calling (800) 560-7612.

About IDG World Expo

IDG World Expo (http://www.idgworldexpo.com) produces IT-focused tradeshows, conferences and events for professionals seeking world-class education, peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison shopping. As the leading IT event management company, IDG World Expo leverages its experience and knowledge of IT-focused events and conferences, enabling technology companies to capture the attention and loyalty of influential buyers. IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, BioITWorld Conference & Expo and COMNET Conference & Expo, which features Enterprise Application Summit and ESPWorld. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company.

About IDG

IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (http://www.idg.net), which comprises more than 300 targeted Web sites in 70 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and provides IT market analysis through 51 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com.